Desert Sunrise High loses principal
Desert Sunrise High School Principal Marlene Armstrong has resigned, Maricopa Unified School District officials confirm.
“Assistant Principal Phil Verdugo is the acting principal for the...
ADOT blames comms ‘breakdown’ for Thursday traffic snarl
ADOT admitted it messed up.
The Arizona Department of Transportation said a “breakdown in communication” was partially to blame for turning John Wayne Parkway into...
Teen missing since last night
When Sorrento resident Angie Rabenberg Kellum went to wake up her 16-year-old son for school this morning, panic washed over her as all she...
Maricopa’s ‘TikTok Rizz Party,’ explained
Brightly colored flyers advertising a “TikTok Rizz Party” have cropped up on the doors of strip mall shops in Maricopa in recent weeks, promising...
City Council names Knorr new member
AnnaMarie Knorr was appointed as Maricopa City Council’s newest member tonight.
The council unanimously gave her the nod over a dozen other applicants for the...
OPINION: Seniors know how to shred it!
Maybe it was the beautiful Saturday morning, the excellent media coverage or perhaps the post-tax deadline date, but whatever it was, it was a...
Rollover crash hospitalizes 2
Updated 4:30 p.m., April 23, 2024.
A crash on State Route 347 left two people injured and slowed southbound traffic even more this afternoon,...
1 injured in crash on JWP, Cobblestone
One person was injured in a crash on John Wayne Parkway and Cobblestone Farms Drive this afternoon, affecting the flow of southbound traffic just...
Purple Heart veteran gifted home
A local veteran was welcomed with open arms to a home gifted by U.S. Bank and Ashton Woods today.
U.S. Army Sgt. Christopher Hayden received...
Thousands affected by Maricopa power outage
Updated 9:25 a.m., April 23, 2024.
More than 33,000 Maricopans and western Pinal County residents went without power at the height of rush hour this...
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Drunken man shoots up street sign, gets free ride to jail
A highly intoxicated Maricopa man was arrested and jailed after he shot off a gun, destroying a street sign in the early morning hours,...
High-risk sex offender moves to Alterra
The Pinal County Sheriff’s Office reports a registered sex offender has moved to Maricopa.
Larry W. Burns, 74, has moved to a residence at 45359...
Alleged car thief released without charges
A woman handcuffed on State Route 347 after she was accused of stealing a car in Phoenix Saturday afternoon was released without criminal charges.
Cops...
Locals find zen with Earth Day drum circle
Burning sage filled the air inside Maricopa Community Center this morning as local seniors got into a rhythm with Mother Nature to celebrate Earth...
Hit-and-run suspect faked auto theft to cover up his crime: Cops
A 38-year-old Maricopa man is accused of faking an auto theft to cover up a hit-and-run that seriously damaged another car and a garage...
COPS: Phoenix car theft ends on SR 347
Phoenix police arrested a person accused of stealing a car before getting caught on State Route 347 today.
Cops responded to a west Phoenix home...
Inspectors rate grocer, taqueria ‘excellent’
Looking to celebrate Taco Tuesday a few days early, or cook some healthier options at home? Don’t fret, health inspectors visited two local flavor...
POLL: Video games don’t make young men violent
If you’ve ever gotten into video games, you might have experienced “gamer rage.”
It could be caused by something as simple as flying off Rainbow...
Council to whittle down 13 applicants for vacant seat
Maricopa City Council has 13 applicants to choose from in the selection of a new council member to fill the seat left vacant by...
Cops: Drug dealer busted again on drug charges, this time in jail
Convicted drug dealer Windy Whirlwind-Soldier was arrested again, this time on drug charges while in Pinal County Jail.
A Maricopa police probable cause statement updated...
Matt Huffman’s legacy given new life at MHS ballpark
Matt Huffman held the world in the pocket of his baseball glove.
He was a baseball star for the Maricopa High School Rams and a...
Police: Legacy school bomb threat was bogus
Maricopa Police Department investigated a bomb threat at Legacy Traditional School late this morning, but determined it was unfounded.
A student told school officials he...
Shred-A-Thon to take place tomorrow
Did your office overflow with paper documents Tax Day?
You’re in luck, because the Maricopa Senior Advisory Committee and Pinal County Attorney’s Office will host...
WATCH: ADOT crews finish JWP paving
Crews finished paving parts of John Wayne Parkway between Smith-Enke Road, and north city limits this morning.
The video shows Arizona Department of Transportation crews...
2 injured in crash near Copper Sky
Two people suffered minor injuries after a two-car crash near Copper Sky Regional Park this morning.
Maricopa police responded to the site of a damaged...
21-year-old arrested 15th time
Two months after his 21st birthday, a Maricopa man was arrested for the 15th time since starting a crime spree in late 2022, this...
New details released in Copper Sky brawl
Maricopa police this week released new reports from the massive teenage brawl at the Copper Sky skate park during last month’s pop-up Spring Carnival....
Maricopa police chief: Some crimes rise, but so do arrests
Maricopa Police Chief Mark Goodman reports that the city overall saw a 10% reduction in crimes per capita in 2023.
Goodman presented his 2023 crime...
Asphalt plant breakdown caused commuter slog
Tortosa resident Mike Ponce was anything but a happy motorist this morning.
He and thousands of others leaving Maricopa via John Wayne Parkway northbound shared...